Nowadays it’s common for airlines to award miles based on dollars spent rather than based on distance flown. While it eliminates some gamification, the incentive is obvious — airlines want to encourage passengers to book expensive tickets, especially when they’re on someone else’s dime.
Understandably airlines have the philosophy that they want you to spend as much as possible, though one airline is unique in drawing a line, and saying it won’t reward people above a certain level of spending. I’d like to take a look at that in this post, because there’s no denying this policy should be updated, and at a minimum, the cap should increase.
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What’s interesting is the restriction that you’ll find at United, but not at American or Delta. For example, below is the MileagePlus mileage earning chart.
What’s unique is that United MileagePlus will award a maximum of 75,000 miles per person per ticket, regardless of how much you actually spend. So if you’re a Premier 1K member, any spending above $6,250 on a ticket wouldn’t earn you any incremental rewards.
A great solo travel tip spotted this week on One Mile at a Time.
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